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MADISON – Twenty-six entries from 16 communities are competing in the finalist round of the fourth annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced Wednesday.   The contestants have survived two rounds of judging in the contest organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council, which is producing the contest in conjunction with its membership subsidiary, the Wisconsin Innovation Network, the Wisconsin...

MILWAUKEE, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Premature infants do not have an increased risk of developing food allergies than normal-birth-weight infants, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The study, "The risk of developing food allergy in premature or low-birth- weight children," can be found online at http://www.jacionline.org/. The JACI is the peer-reviewed journal of...

MILWAUKEE, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today responded to the announcement by AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) of the preliminary results of its unsolicited exchange offer, which expired yesterday and was extended until June 8. "Nothing has changed as far as control of Midwest Air Group is concerned; no shares have...

MILWAUKEE, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to shareholders its definitive proxy statement. The proxy statement includes formal notice of the company's 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as well as instructions for shareholders to vote on the re-election of three...

STURGEON BAY, Wis., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baylake Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: BYLK) announced that its Board of Directors on April 17, 2007 declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share on the Company's common stock. This is the 111th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Baylake Corp. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2007 to shareholders of record on...

NEW YORK, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) today launched the C40 Large Buildings Retrofit Program and introduced Johnson Controls as one of the lead providers of energy-efficient solutions and technologies working with the Initiative to reduce greenhouse gases in 40 cities worldwide. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO) Johnson Controls, a global Fortune 100 company that creates smart environments where people...

CHICAGO, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As spring changes into summer, school begins to wind down, and parents everywhere begin to look for activities they can engage in with their children, Prevent Child Abuse America and Kohl's are preparing to launch Kohl's Kids Days events this May from Maine to North Carolina. The Kohl's Kids Days will be in-store events...

56.6 Percent Outstanding Shares, or More than 13.9 Million Shares, Tendered to Date - ORLANDO, Fla., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) , the parent of AirTran Airways, today announced that the company is extending its latest tender offer of $15 per share of Midwest Air Group (AMEX:MEH) , until June 8, 2007. As of the close...

NEENAH, Wis., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- June is Potty Training Awareness Month -- the most popular time of year to embark upon potty training. As approximately four million toddlers get ready to potty train in America this year, PULL-UPS(R) helps make the transition to training pants from diapers easier with Easy Open Sides on all its Training Pants. Only PULL-UPS(R)...

CHICAGO, May 17, 2007 -- Baird Capital Partners (BCP) and Baird Venture Partners (BVP), respectively the U.S.-based buyout and venture capital funds of Baird Private Equity, will sponsor the third annual Asian Private Equity & Venture Forum titled “Asian & US Midcap Dealmakers: Opportunities For Market Access, Technology and Productivity.”  The conference is scheduled for June 4-6 at the...

MADISON - In an effort to strengthen and sustain its leadership in the companion fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will establish a new Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center.The announcement of the new center, to be made today (May 17) at a public lecture by famed developmental biologist Ian Wilmut, the creator...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – TDS President and CEO Dave Wittwer said today he continues to support the cable competition bill now before the Joint Finance Committee and remains convinced it will be passed into law and signed by the governor. Supporters say the legislation, which allows traditional telecommunications carriers like TDS and AT&T to enter...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com LA CROSSE - It looks like a deal between the La Crosse Center and a NBA Development League team may be dead. Larry Crain Jr., owner of the Arkansas RimRockers, told the La Crosse Tribune the latest proposal from the Center board does not meet the requirements needed for the move of his franchise. Crain said he was...